Larry King Plans On Having Himself Frozen

Larry King is a strange guy. Through eight marriages and sixty thousand odd interviews, his weirdness has been well-established. As a result, the long-time host has a bit more trouble surprising than most, but he still turned some heads yesterday when his afterlife plans were announced. Apparently, the seventy-eight year old is planning on having himself frozen as soon as he kicks the bucket.

Like Ted Williams, King will put his body on ice in case a cure is found for whatever he dies of. Given his advanced age, the likelihood of him passing from a weird disease is a bit low, but hey, if you have the money, I guess itís worth taking a chance. The strange post-death wish came out during the taping of CNN Presents: A Larry King Special: Dinner With The Kings. The sitdown featuring Conan OíBrien, Tyra Banks, Russell Brand and several others aired on Sunday evening and touched on numerous issues decidedly less strange than that.

I, for one, hope Kingís wild plan works because Iíd like to watch him interview celebrities for the rest of my life. Thereís something about his straightforward, soft ball questions that I find incredibly endearing. You could tell him you murdered your wife, and he would calmly say, ďI see. What was your motivation?Ē, without the slightest hint of aggression or condemnation. Iím glad all journalists arenít like that, but there is certainly a place for his angle in the world.